'Very clear that Russia is up to its old tricks,' State Department monitor says, accusing Moscow of being behind 4 online platforms involved in anti-vaccination campaign

Moscow enjoying scientific prestige amid requests for its COVID-19 inoculation shots from across the globe; can it deliver the millions of orders on time?

Deal signed for production of 10 million doses this year, starting in July; financial terms not published

Minister says healthcare workers will start getting inoculations next week; development come days after release of Israeli woman, reportedly bartered for funding of Russian vaccine

As opposed to existing Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona shots, the new CoviVac jab produced by a state-run research center uses an inactive virus

Estonian intelligence agency says Kremlin thinks pandemic will facilitate emergence of populist and extremist groups, is 'prepared to add fuel to the flames' with smear campaigns

Iranian president says some cities have high rate of cases; remarks come day after Tehran receives 100,000 doses of Russian Sputnik V shot, country kicks off vaccination campaign

Amid ongoing COVID-19 outbreak that has claimed 59,000 lives, government decides to replace traditional rallies and demonstrations with motorcades

Human tests to begin 'in coming days,' while Islamic Republic struggles with Mideast's deadliest coronavirus outbreak, totaling over 58,500 dead out of over 1.4 million infections

Islamic Republic has Mideast's deadliest outbreak of the coronavirus, with over 58,000 dead out of over 1.4 million infections